Court takes cognisance of complaint against DM

Jehanabad (Bihar): A local court has
taken cognisance of a complaint case filed against District
Magistrate Bala Murugan D and four others.

Chief Judicial Magistrate S N Singh took cognisance of
the complaints against the authorities, including the District
Magistrate, the then Development Officer Ramdas, and the then
Additional SP Manoj Kumar and then Executive Engineer of Rural
Engineering Organisation under sections 323, 347 and 504 of
the Indian Penal Code.

A retired Deputy Superintendent of Police Mahendra
Prasad had in April 2011 filed a complaint case against these
officials charging them of being rude and misbehaving with him
during conduct of panchayat polls in the area, official
sources said.